When reducing starchy carbs from your diet, it becomes necessary to rebalance your nutrition sources. My personal approach has been to severely restrict high glycemic load carbs – mostly in the form of the so-called starchy carbs and increasing the amount of fruit and vegetables in my diet while also increasing protein. I try to [Read more…]

Unlike a certain former American president, I happen to enjoy broccoli. In fact, I LOVE broccoli! I don’t recall being as enthusiastic about broccoli when I was kid however. Perhaps it’s more of an acquired taste. The health benefits of broccoli are constantly being trumpeted and in fact, it’s been dubbed “The Miracle Food” and [Read more…]

My very first job where I actually punched a time clock, worked my butt off, and collected a real paycheck every two weeks was working as a dishwasher in the kitchen of a country club. I started there in the summer after my 14th birthday (minimum age to get a work permit). It was bad [Read more…]

In late spring every year, my wife and I plant a vegetable garden. It’s really two small plots in our tiny backyard. We start out in March planting leaf lettuce, carrots, and green beans then followed by tomatoes and cucumbers around the beginning of May (in recent years the growing season has been starting earlier [Read more…]